July 1962 lunar eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Tuesday, July 17, 1962, with an umbral magnitude of −0.5835. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when part or all of the Moon's near side passes into the Earth's penumbra. Unlike a solar eclipse, which can only be viewed from a relatively small area of the world, a lunar eclipse may be viewed from anywhere on the night side of Earth. Occurring about 3 days before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
Visibility
The eclipse was completely visible over Australia, Antarctica, and the Pacific Ocean, seen rising over east and southeast Asia and setting over much of North America and western South America.Eclipse details
Shown below is a table displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. It describes various parameters pertaining to this eclipse.| Parameter | Value |
| Penumbral Magnitude | 0.39245 |
| Umbral Magnitude | −0.58347 |
| Gamma | 1.33712 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 07h45m18.8s |
| Sun Declination | +21°14'17.1" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'44.2" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 19h44m51.2s |
| Moon Declination | -19°55'25.0" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'07.5" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°59'10.9" |
| ΔT | 34.3 s |
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.| July 17 Descending node | July 31 Ascending node | August 15 Descending node |
| Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 109 | Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 135 | Penumbral lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 147 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1962
- A total solar eclipse on February 5.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on February 19.A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 17.
- An annular solar eclipse on July 31.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 15.
Metonic
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 4, 1966
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 5, 1955
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of August 27, 1969
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 11, 1953
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971
Tritos
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 17, 1951
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 1973
Lunar Saros 109
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of July 6, 1944
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 1980
Inex
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of August 5, 1933
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 27, 1991
Triad
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 15, 1875
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 17, 2049
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days. This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 116.| July 11, 1953 | July 22, 1971 |